Leo Falcam (Pohnpei) seated as fifth president, with Redley Killion as vice president.
What happened
Falcam had been Pohnpei’s first elected governor in 1979 and vice president under Nena from 1997. Most of the talks on a renewed Compact took place during his term, and the amended Compact was signed in his last week in office, in May 2003.
Who’s who
- Jacob NenaFourth President of the FSM, 1996–1999 (acting until May 1997); from Kosrae
- Leo FalcamFifth President of the FSM, 1999–2003; from Pohnpei
